Table 2.
Geographical, demographic and dependence differences in beliefs about indicators of less harmful cigarettes
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Beliefs that some brands could be less harmful than others |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany (w1) n = 1515 | France (w1) n = 1735 | UK (w5) n = 1706 | Total n = 4956 | OR [95% CI] | |
| Variables | % endorsed (n) | % endorsed (n) | % endorsed (n) | % endorsed | |
| Overall | 36.7 (556) | 24.3 (422) | 22.4 (385) | 27.8 | |
| UK vs. Germany | .64*** (.54 – .76) | ||||
| France vs. Germany | .62*** (.52 – .72) | ||||
| Age (years) | |||||
| 18–24 | 40.9 (85) | 31.4 (95) | 24.7 (57) | 32.0 | 1.30* (1.04 – 1.63) |
| 25–39 | 35.3 (166) | 20.4 (126) | 26.1 (159) | 26.6 | .95 (.78 – 1.15) |
| 40–54 | 35.6 (195) | 24.3 (137) | 20.0 (100) | 26.8 | 1.00 (.82 – 1.21) |
| 55+ | 37.7 (109) | 25.7 (64) | 18.2 (68) | 26.5 | refa |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 28.9 (185) | 22.1 (170) | 16.8 (149) | 22.0 | ref |
| Male | 42.4 (370) | 26.1 (252) | 28.4 (236) | 32.1 | 1.64*** (1.44 – 1.88) |
| Education | |||||
| Low | 31.6 (107) | 21.0 (166) | 19.9 (191) | 20.4 | refa |
| Moderate | 31.1 (173) | 26.9 (164) | 21.0 (105) | 29.9 | 1.14 (.97 – 1.33) |
| High | 44.2 (269) | 27.2 (90) | 35.2 (86) | 34.8 | 1.67*** (1.40 – 1.98) |
| Quit intention (within next 6 months) | |||||
| yes | 36.6 (377) | 25.4 (317) | 23.4 (257) | 28.2 | 1.07 (.92 – 1.22) |
| no | 36.4 (159) | 22.5 (105) | 21.2 (125) | 26.1 | refa |
| HSIb | |||||
| 0 | 43.0 (148) | 27.3 (150) | 25.1 (54) | 31.7 | refa |
| 1 | 35.3 (88) | 23.5 (59) | 28.9 (59) | 29.4 | .89 (.72 – 1.10) |
| 2 | 38.0 (116) | 24.2 (79) | 21.5 (78) | 27.5 | .84 (.69 – 1.02) |
| 3 | 30.5 (111) | 23.0 (90) | 19.7 (110) | 23.7 | .69*** (.57 – .83) |
| 4 | 38.3 (62) | 23.2 (35) | 22.6 (55) | 27.3 | .86 (.68 – 1.09) |
| 5 | 33.3 (21) | 13.3 (6) | 21.8 (19) | 23.2 | .66* (.45 – .96) |
| 6 | 31.6 (6) | 21.4 (3) | 20.6 (7) | 23.5 | .71 (.38 – 1.31) |
*P < .05, **P < .01, ***P < .001, OR: Odds Ratio, CI: Confidence Interval. All percentages are based on weighted data
a: ref denotes reference category
b: HSI denotes heaviness of smoking index, with higher values indicating heavier smoking